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52. Riflessione sull’utilizzo delle Superfici Percettive nella rieducazione della percezione della linea mediana: valutazione delle scillazioni del tronco
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Paolucci, T, Morone, G, Iosa, M, Fusco, A., Izzo, S, Maglione, L, Spadini, E, Paolucci, S, and Saraceni, Vm
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- 2011
53. Footdrop Stimulator Controlled by a Tilt Sensor: Neuroproshethics vs Human-Machine Interaction
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Morone, G, Iosa, M, Fusco, A, Bragoni, M, De Angelis, D, Venturiero, V, Coiro, P, Di Capua, P, Pratesi, L, and Paoluccia, S
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- 2011
54. Functional taping: a promising technique for children with cerebral palsy
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Iosa, M, Morelli, D, Nanni, Mv, Veredice, C, Marro, T, Medici, A, Paolucci, S, and Mazzà, C
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functional taping, children, cerebral palsy - Published
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55. Low Back Pain in Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy
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Aprile, I, Iosa, M, Padua, L, Frusciante, R, Messina, S, Mazza', C, Cappozzo, A, and Ricci, E
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- 2007
56. Head Stability Control during Walking in Dystrophic Subjects
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Mazza', C, Iosa, M, Pecoraro, F, Aprile, I, Frusciante, R, Ricci, E, and Cappozzo, A
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- 2007
57. Subcortical vestibular system mediates visual context-dependent processing of gravitational motion
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Miller, W, Maffei, V, Bosco, Gf, Iosa, M, Indovina, I, Zago, M, Macaluso, E, and Lacquaniti, F
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- 2007
58. Visual context, gravitational motion and the vestibular cerebellum
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Miller, W, Maffei, V, Bosco, Gf, Iosa, M, Indovina, I, Zago, M, Macaluso, E, and Lacquaniti, F
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- 2006
59. Valutazione degli effetti del Bendaggio Funzionale nell’emiplegia infantile
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Morelli, D, Iosa, M, Nanni, Mv, Medici, A, Marro, T, and Mazza', C
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- 2006
60. Perception of trunk appearance and body self in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: The significance of brace treatment
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Paolucci, T., primary, Iosa, M., additional, Vulpiani, M., additional, Paolucci, S., additional, Piermattei, C., additional, De Angelis, S., additional, and Saraceni, V.M., additional
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- 2014
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61. The efficacy of Wii fit training vs. adapted physical activity in elderly subjects on balance: Preliminary results
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Paolucci, T., primary, Morone, G., additional, Luziatelli, S., additional, Iosa, M., additional, Paolucci, S., additional, Vulpiani, M., additional, Zangrando, F., additional, Saraceni, V.M., additional, Baldari, C., additional, and Guidetti, L., additional
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- 2014
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62. Can overestimation of walking ability increase the risk of falls in people in the subacute stage after stroke on their return home?
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Morone, G., primary, Iosa, M., additional, Pratesi, L., additional, and Paolucci, S., additional
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- 2014
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63. Assessment of Waveform Similarity in Clinical Gait Data: The Linear Fit Method
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Iosa, M., primary, Cereatti, A., additional, Merlo, A., additional, Campanini, I., additional, Paolucci, S., additional, and Cappozzo, A., additional
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- 2014
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64. Balance and walking in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy: multiperspective assessment
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Aprile, Irene Giovanna, Padua, Luca, Iosa, M, Gilardi, A, Bordieri, C, Frusciante, Roberto, Russo, G, Erra, C, De Santis, F, Ricci, Enzo, Aprile, Irene Giovanna (ORCID:0000-0001-8123-9977), Padua, Luca (ORCID:0000-0003-2570-9326), Ricci, Enzo (ORCID:0000-0003-3092-3597), Aprile, Irene Giovanna, Padua, Luca, Iosa, M, Gilardi, A, Bordieri, C, Frusciante, Roberto, Russo, G, Erra, C, De Santis, F, Ricci, Enzo, Aprile, Irene Giovanna (ORCID:0000-0001-8123-9977), Padua, Luca (ORCID:0000-0003-2570-9326), and Ricci, Enzo (ORCID:0000-0003-3092-3597)
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BACKGROUND: In the Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD), the association of ankle muscle impairment with knee, hip and abdominal weakness causes complex alterations of static (postural) and dynamic (walking) balance, increasing the risk of recurrent falls. Stereophotogrammetric system and body-worn gyroscopes were used to focus on locomotor capacity and upper body movements in FSHD patients respectively. No data have been reported about static balance (plantar pressure and stabilometric parameters) and dynamic balance (spatio-temporal parameters during walking) in patients with FSHD. Moreover it is not known if the balance involvement influences disability and quality of life (QoL) of these patients. AIM: The aim of this study is to quantitatively assess static and dynamic balance in FSHD patients and their influence on disability and QoL. DESIGN: Case control-study. SETING: Outpatient Rehabilitation Department. POPULATION: Sixteen FSHD patients were compared with 16 matched healthy subjects. METHODS: A baropodometric platform was used to measure plantar pressure and centre of pressure in stance (static evaluation), and spatio-temporal parameters during walking (dynamic evaluation). These quantitative results in FSHD patients were also correlated with validated clinical (Clinical Severity Scale), performance (10m and 2 min Walking Test), disability (Berg Balance Scale, Rivermead Mobility Index) and quality of life (QoL) measures (SF-36, NASS). RESULTS: The patients moved the plantar pressure forward from hindfoot to forefoot. Static balance was significantly reduced in patients compared with healthy subjects. Dynamic evaluation of walking showed a significant reduction of velocity and step length in the patients, and a significant increase in step width. Dynamic and static parameters were significantly related to a reduction of 10 mWT performance while only dynamic parameters were strongly related to disability and QoL. CONCLUSION: FSHD patients present an
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65. Effects of Walking Endurance Reduction on Gait Stability in Patients with Stroke
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Iosa, M., primary, Morone, G., additional, Fusco, A., additional, Pratesi, L., additional, Bragoni, M., additional, Coiro, P., additional, Multari, M., additional, Venturiero, V., additional, De Angelis, D., additional, and Paolucci, S., additional
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- 2012
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66. Functional Taping Applied to Upper Limb of Children with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy: A Pilot Study
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Mazzone, S., additional, Serafini, A., additional, Iosa, M., additional, Aliberti, M., additional, Gobbetti, T., additional, Paolucci, S., additional, and Morelli, D., additional
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67. Perceptive rehabilitation in patients with chronic aspecific low back pain
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Iosa, M., primary, Morone, G., additional, Paolucci, T., additional, Alcuri, R., additional, Fusco, A., additional, Spadini, E., additional, Saraceni, V.M., additional, and Paolucci, S., additional
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- 2011
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68. Patients’ walking ability overestimation increases the fall risk in stroke
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Morone, G., primary, Iosa, M., additional, and Paolucci, S., additional
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69. A linear method for curve comparison in gait data
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Iosa, M., primary, Cereatti, A., additional, and Cappozzo, A., additional
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- 2009
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70. Gender differences in the control of head accelerations during level walking
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Mazzà, C., primary, Iosa, M., additional, Picerno, P., additional, and Cappozzo, A., additional
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- 2009
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71. Head stability control during walking in dystrophic patients
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Mazzà, C., primary, Iosa, M., additional, Pecoraro, F., additional, Aprile, I., additional, Frusciante, R., additional, Ricci, E., additional, and Cappozzo, A., additional
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- 2008
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72. Functional taping in children with cerebral palsy: A pilot study
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Iosa, M., primary, Morelli, D., additional, Nanni, M.V., additional, Paolucci, S., additional, and Mazzà, C., additional
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73. Mobility assessment of facioscapulohumeral dystrophy patients
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Iosa, M., primary, Mazzà, C., additional, Frusciante, R., additional, Zok, M., additional, Ricci, E., additional, and Cappozzo, A., additional
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74. Stability and harmony of gait in children with cerebral palsy.
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Iosa M, Marro T, Paolucci S, and Morelli D
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75. Balance and walking in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy: multiperspective assessment
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Aprile, I., Luca Padua, Iosa, M., Gilardi, A., Bordieri, C., Frusciante, R., Russo, G., Erra, C., Santis, F., and Ricci, E.
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muscular dystrophy ,Male ,facioscapulohumeral ,Walking ,Middle Aged ,Muscular Dystrophy, Facioscapulohumeral ,Biomechanical Phenomena ,Quality of Life ,Humans ,Female ,Range of Motion, Articular ,postural balance ,walking ,quality of life ,Postural Balance ,Ankle Joint ,Physical Therapy Modalities ,Retrospective Studies - Abstract
In the Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD), the association of ankle muscle impairment with knee, hip and abdominal weakness causes complex alterations of static (postural) and dynamic (walking) balance, increasing the risk of recurrent falls. Stereophotogrammetric system and body-worn gyroscopes were used to focus on locomotor capacity and upper body movements in FSHD patients respectively. No data have been reported about static balance (plantar pressure and stabilometric parameters) and dynamic balance (spatio-temporal parameters during walking) in patients with FSHD. Moreover it is not known if the balance involvement influences disability and quality of life (QoL) of these patients.The aim of this study is to quantitatively assess static and dynamic balance in FSHD patients and their influence on disability and QoL.Case control-study.Outpatient Rehabilitation Department.Sixteen FSHD patients were compared with 16 matched healthy subjects.A baropodometric platform was used to measure plantar pressure and centre of pressure in stance (static evaluation), and spatio-temporal parameters during walking (dynamic evaluation). These quantitative results in FSHD patients were also correlated with validated clinical (Clinical Severity Scale), performance (10m and 2 min Walking Test), disability (Berg Balance Scale, Rivermead Mobility Index) and quality of life (QoL) measures (SF-36, NASS).The patients moved the plantar pressure forward from hindfoot to forefoot. Static balance was significantly reduced in patients compared with healthy subjects. Dynamic evaluation of walking showed a significant reduction of velocity and step length in the patients, and a significant increase in step width. Dynamic and static parameters were significantly related to a reduction of 10 mWT performance while only dynamic parameters were strongly related to disability and QoL.FSHD patients present an abnormal static and dynamic balance and they show compensation strategies to avoid falling . The involvement of the dynamic balance worsens the physical aspects of QoL and induces disability. The involvement of static balance induces a reduction of the performance in brief distances.The balance training should be considered in the rehabilitation program of FSHD patients; the compensation strategies adopted by these patients should be considered in the ankle foot orthosis treatment. The static and dynamic balance assessment in FSHD patients can be used in natural history studies.
76. Effect of Chêneau brace on postural balance in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: A pilot study
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Paolucci, T., Morone, G., Cesare, A. D. I., Grasso, M. R., Augusto Fusco, Paolucci, S., Saraceni, V. M., and Iosa, M.
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Male ,Braces ,Outpatient Clinics, Hospital ,Adolescent ,Posture ,Pilot Projects ,Severity of Illness Index ,Italy ,Scoliosis ,Case-Control Studies ,Outcome Assessment, Health Care ,Disease Progression ,Humans ,Female ,Gait ,Postural Balance - Abstract
Adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis show a postural instability compared with healthy subjects. DESIGN TYPE. Case control study.Outpatient clinic of the Complex Operative Unit of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation of Policlinico Umberto I Hospital.Thirteen patients (11 females and 2 males, mean age 13.3±1.7 years, mean Cobb angle 32±9, median Risser sign 2) and thirteen healthy adolescents (8 females and 5 males, mean age: 13.0±1.6 years) as age-matched control group were enrolled.Postural ability of the participants was assessed with stabilometry (under open eyes and closed eyes conditions), computing sway length, sway ellipse area, and sway velocities. Static and dynamic baropodometry (open eyes only) was used to measure the limb load, and to compute: walking speed, step length, step cadence and step width. The symmetry of left and right limb values was also investigated.Patient's group was characterized by significantly higher postural instability than control group (P0.05) that decreased with brace in terms of limb load symmetry (-12% in eyes open condition), sway length (-12%), velocity in anteroposterior (-16%) and latero-lateral directions (-10%). Significant correlations were found between the changes occurred when wearing Chêneau brace on load symmetry during standing and those on symmetry of gait (R0.5, P0.05).Our results show slight changes in terms of posture when wearing Chêneau brace according with the severity of pathology and significantly affecting gait parameters. For these reasons, use of postural balance evaluation should be objectively used to verify the efficacy of Cheneau brace on body functioning of adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis.
77. Motor strategies and bilateral transfer in sensorimotor learning of patients with subacute stroke and healthy subjects. A randomized controlled trial
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Iosa, M., Morone, G., Ragaglini, M. R., Augusto Fusco, and Paolucci, S.
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Male ,Upper Extremity ,Hand Strength ,Feedback, Sensory ,Motor Skills ,Stroke Rehabilitation ,Humans ,Learning ,rehabilitation, upper extremity, functional laterality ,Female ,Recovery of Function ,Middle Aged ,Aged - Abstract
Bilateral transfer, i.e. the capacity to transfer from one to the other hand a learned motor skill, may help the recovery of upper limb functions after stroke.To investigate the motor strategies at the basis of sensorimotor learning involved in bilateral transfer.Randomized controlled trial.Neurorehabilitation Hospital.Eighty right-handed participants (65 ± 13 years old): 40 patients with subacute stroke, 40 control healthy subjects.Subjects performed the 9 hole-peg-test twice in an order defined by random allocation: first with low and then with high skilled hand (LS-HS) or the reverse (HS-LS). Time spent to complete the test and filling sequence were recorded, together with maximum pinch force (assessed using a dynamometer), upper limb functioning (Motricity Index), spasticity (modified Ashworth Scale), limb dominance (Edinburgh Handeness Inventory).As expected, in patients, the performance was found related to the residual pinch force (P0.001), upper limb motricity (P=0.006) and side of hemiparesis (P=0.016). The performances of all subjects improved more in HS-LS than in LS-HS subgroups (P=0.043). The strategy adopted in the first trial influenced the velocity in the second one (P=0.030).Bilateral transfer was observed from high to low skilled hand. Learning was not due to a mere sequence repetition, but on a strategy chosen on the basis of the previous performance.The affected hand of patients with subacute stroke may benefit from sensorimotor learning occurred with the un-affected hand.
78. Letter by Iosa et al regarding article, "Reliability and validity of bilateral ankle accelerometer algorithms for activity recognition and walking speed after stroke".
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Iosa M, Morone G, Paolucci S, Iosa, Marco, Morone, Giovanni, and Paolucci, Stefano
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79. Control of the upper body accelerations in young and elderly women during level walking.
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Mazzà C, Iosa M, Pecoraro F, Cappozzo A, Mazzà, Claudia, Iosa, Marco, Pecoraro, Fabrizio, and Cappozzo, Aurelio
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Background: The control of the head movements during walking allows for the stabilisation of the optic flow, for a more effective processing of the vestibular system signals, and for the consequent control of equilibrium.In young individuals, the oscillations of the upper body during level walking are characterised by an attenuation of the linear acceleration going from pelvis to head level. In elderly subjects the ability to implement this motor strategy is reduced. The aim of this paper is to go deeper into the mechanisms through which the head accelerations are controlled during level walking, in both young and elderly women specifically.Methods: A stereophotogrammetric system was used to reconstruct the displacement of markers located at head, shoulder, and pelvis level while 16 young (age: 24 +/- 4 years) and 20 older (age: 72 +/- 4 years) female volunteers walked at comfortable and fast speed along a linear pathway. The harmonic coefficients of the displacements in the medio-lateral (ML), antero-posterior (AP), and vertical (V) directions were calculated via discrete Fourier transform, and relevant accelerations were computed by analytical double differentiation. The root mean square of the accelerations were used to define three coefficients for quantifying the attenuations of the accelerations from pelvis to head, from pelvis to shoulder, and from shoulder to head.Results: The coefficients of attenuation were shown to be independent from the walking speed, and hence suitable for group and subject comparison.The acceleration in the AP direction was attenuated by the two groups both from pelvis to shoulder and from shoulder to head. The reduction of the shoulder to head acceleration, however, was less effective in older women, suggesting that the ability to exploit the cervical hinge to attenuate the AP acceleration is challenged in this population. Young women managed to exploit a pelvis to shoulder attenuation strategy also in the ML direction, whereas in the elderly group the head acceleration was even larger than the pelvis acceleration.Conclusion: The control of the head acceleration is fundamental when implementing a locomotor strategy and its loss could be one of the causes for walking instability in elderly women. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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80. Influence of Oxidative Stress and Inflammation on Nutritional Status and Neural Plasticity: New Perspectives on Post-Stroke Neurorehabilitative Outcome
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Irene Ciancarelli, Giovanni Morone, Marco Iosa, Antonio Cerasa, Rocco Salvatore Calabrò, Giovanni Iolascon, Francesca Gimigliano, Paolo Tonin, Maria Giuliana Tozzi Ciancarelli, Ciancarelli, I., Morone, G., Iosa, M., Cerasa, A., Calabro, R. S., Iolascon, G., Gimigliano, F., Tonin, P., and Tozzi Ciancarelli, M. G.
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healthy dietary pattern ,oxidative stre ,Nutrition and Dietetics ,nutritional statu ,neuroplasticity ,malnutrition ,stroke ,Food Science ,rehabilitation - Abstract
Beyond brain deficits caused by strokes, the effectiveness of neurorehabilitation is strongly influenced by the baseline clinical features of stroke patients, including a patient’s current nutritional status. Malnutrition, either as a pre-stroke existing condition or occurring because of ischemic injury, predisposes patients to poor rehabilitation outcomes. On the other hand, a proper nutritional status compliant with the specific needs required by the process of brain recovery plays a key role in post-stroke rehabilitative outcome favoring neuroplasticity mechanisms. Oxidative stress and inflammation play a role in stroke-associated malnutrition, as well as in the cascade of ischemic events in the brain area, where ischemic damage leads to neuronal death and brain infarction, and, via cell-to-cell signaling, the alteration of neuroplasticity processes underlying functional recovery induced by multidisciplinary rehabilitative treatment. Nutrition strategies based on food components with oxidative and anti-inflammatory properties may help to reverse or stop malnutrition and may be a prerequisite for supporting the ability of neuronal plasticity to result in satisfactory rehabilitative outcome in stroke patients. To expand nutritional recommendations for functional rehabilitation recovery, studies considering the evolution of nutritional status changes in post-stroke patients over time are required. The assessment of nutritional status must be included as a routine tool in rehabilitation settings for the integrated care of stroke-patients.
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81. Reference theories and future perspectives on robot-assisted rehabilitation in people with neurological conditions: A scoping review and recommendations from the Italian Consensus Conference on Robotics in Neurorehabilitation (CICERONE)
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Turolla, Andrea, Kiper, Pawel, Mazzarotto, Deborah, Cecchi, Francesca, Colucci, Mariele, D'Avenio, Giuseppe, Facciorusso, Salvatore, Gatti, Roberto, Giansanti, Daniele, Iosa, Marco, Bonaiuti, Donatella, Boldrini, Paolo, Mazzoleni, Stefano, Posteraro, Federico, Benanti, Paolo, Castelli, Enrico, Draicchio, Francesco, Falabella, Vincenzo, Galeri, Silvia, Gimigliano, Francesca, Grigioni, Mauro, Mazzon, Stefano, Morone, Giovanni, Petrarca, Maurizio, Picelli, Alessandro, Senatore, Michele, Turchetti, Giuseppe, Molteni, Franco, Turolla, A., Kiper, P., Mazzarotto, D., Cecchi, F., Colucci, M., D'Avenio, G., Facciorusso, S., Gatti, R., Giansanti, D., Iosa, M., Bonaiuti, D., Boldrini, P., Mazzoleni, S., Posteraro, F., Benanti, P., Castelli, E., Draicchio, F., Falabella, V., Galeri, S., Gimigliano, F., Grigioni, M., Mazzon, S., Morone, G., Petrarca, M., Picelli, A., Senatore, M., Turchetti, G., and Molteni, F.
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neurorehabilitation ,theoretical models ,Consensus Conference ,Robot-assisted rehabilitation ,Rehabilitation ,Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation ,Neurology (clinical) ,robot-assisted rehabilitation - Abstract
BACKGROUND: Robot-based treatments are developing in neurorehabilitation settings. Recently, the Italian National Health Systems recognized robot-based rehabilitation as a refundable service. Thus, the Italian neurorehabilitation community promoted a national consensus on this topic. OBJECTIVE: To conceptualize undisclosed perspectives for research and applications of robotics for neurorehabilitation, based on a qualitative synthesis of reference theoretical models. METHODS: A scoping review was carried out based on a specific question from the consensus Jury. A foreground search strategy was developed on theoretical models (context) of robot-based rehabilitation (exposure), in neurological patients (population). PubMed and EMBASE® databases were searched and studies on theoretical models of motor control, neurobiology of recovery, human-robot interaction and economic sustainability were included, while experimental studies not aimed to investigate theoretical frameworks, or considering prosthetics, were excluded. RESULTS: Overall, 3699 records were screened and finally 9 papers included according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. According to the population investigated, structured information on theoretical models and indications for future research was summarized in a synoptic table. CONCLUSION: The main indication from the Italian consensus on robotics in neurorehabilitation is the priority to design research studies aimed to investigate the role of robotic and electromechanical devices in promoting neuroplasticity.
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82. The development of body representations in school-aged children
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Stefano Buratin, Cecilia Guariglia, Simona Raimo, Teresa Iona, Francesco Ruggeri, Marco Iosa, Liana Palermo, Maddalena Boccia, Dario Grossi, Antonella Di Vita, Raimo, S., Iona, T., Di Vita, A., Boccia, M., Buratin, S., Ruggeri, F., Iosa, M., Guariglia, C., Grossi, D., and Palermo, L.
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Adult ,Adolescent ,Semantics ,body structural description ,Functional Laterality ,Structural representation ,Young Adult ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Development (topology) ,children ,Taxonomy (general) ,Body Image ,Developmental and Educational Psychology ,Humans ,0501 psychology and cognitive sciences ,Body Representation ,body schema ,Child ,Cognitive science ,Schools ,School age child ,05 social sciences ,Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology ,Body schema ,body representation ,Body image ,Psychology ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,050104 developmental & child psychology - Abstract
Following the triadic taxonomy, three different body representations do exist, namely the body semantics, the body structural representation and the body schema. The development of these body representations has been widely investigated in toddlers, but several issues remain to be addressed in school age. To assess age- and gender-related changes in different body representations and to investigate the presence of different patterns of interplay between these representations of the body, 90 children (age range: 7–10) and 37 young adults (age range: 18–35) were given tasks assessing the body semantics, the body structural representation and the body schema as well as control tasks. The present results suggested that the body schema, evaluated by means of hand laterality judgments, was still not completely developed in school-aged children, whereas the body structural representation reached an adult-like pattern by the age of 9–10 years. Finally, body semantics was fully developed in school-aged children. These findings were discussed in terms of their theoretical implications, for a better understanding of body representation development; also, implications for clinical assessment of body representation disorders were discussed.
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83. Differentiation among bio- and augmented- feedback in technologically assisted rehabilitation
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Chiara Ciritella, Sheida Ghanbari Ghooshchy, Francesca Gimigliano, Franco Molteni, Giovanni Iolascon, Alessio Baricich, Giovanni Morone, Stefano Paolucci, Marco Iosa, Andrea Santamato, Pierluigi Zoccolotti, Irene Ciancarelli, Angela Palomba, Morone, G., Ghanbari Ghooshchy, S., Palomba, A., Baricich, A., Santamato, A., Ciritella, C., Ciancarelli, I., Molteni, F., Gimigliano, F., Iolascon, G., Zoccolotti, P., Paolucci, S., and Iosa, M.
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biofeedback ,Sociology of scientific knowledge ,Emerging technologies ,Computer science ,medicine.medical_treatment ,neuroplasticity ,Biomedical Engineering ,Video feedback ,feedback ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Biofeedback ,Field (computer science) ,Terminology ,rehabilitation ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Human–computer interaction ,medicine ,motor control ,Humans ,Sensorimotor learning ,Rehabilitation ,augmented feedback ,sensorimotor learning ,Virtual Reality ,Biofeedback, Psychology ,General Medicine ,Surgery ,Neurofeedback ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,Human - Abstract
Introduction: In rehabilitation practice, the term ‘feedback’ is often improperly used, with augmented feedback and biofeedback frequently confused, especially when referring to the human-machine interaction during technologically assisted training. The absence of a clear differentiation between these categories represents an unmet need for rehabilitation, emphasized by the advent of new technologies making extensive use of video feedback, exergame, and virtual reality. Area covered: In this review we tried to present scientific knowledge about feedback, biofeedback, augmented feedback and neurofeedback, and related differences in rehabilitation settings, for a more proper use of this terminology. Despite the continuous expansion of the field, few researches clarify the differences among these terms. This scoping review was conducted through the searching of current literature up to May 2020, using following databases: PUBMED, EMBASE and Web of Science. After literature search a classification system, distinguishing feedback, augmented feedback, and biofeedback, was applied. Expert opinion: There is a need for clear definitions of feedback, biofeedback, augmented feedback, and neurofeedback in rehabilitation, especially in the technologically assisted one based on human-machine interaction. In fact, the fast development of new technologies requires to be based on solid concepts and on a common terminology shared among bioengineers and clinicians.
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84. Body representations in children with cerebral palsy
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Maddalena Boccia, Stefano Buratin, Daniela Morelli, Simona Raimo, Antonella Di Vita, Maria Teresa Inzitari, Teresa Iona, Giuseppina Russo, Cecilia Guariglia, Maria Cristina Cinelli, Paola Gentili, Liana Palermo, Francesco Ruggeri, Marco Iosa, Di Vita, A. D., Cinelli, M. C., Raimo, S., Boccia, M., Buratin, S., Gentili, P., Inzitari, M. T., Iona, T., Iosa, M., Morelli, D., Ruggeri, F., Russo, G., Guariglia, C., and Palermo, L.
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Body schema ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Body representation ,Audiology ,Semantics ,Age and sex ,Article ,050105 experimental psychology ,Structural representation ,Cerebral palsy ,lcsh:RC321-571 ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine ,0501 psychology and cognitive sciences ,Body Representation ,body representation ,body schema ,body structural description ,body image ,cerebral palsy ,lcsh:Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry ,General Neuroscience ,05 social sciences ,Cognition ,medicine.disease ,Body structural description ,Body image ,Mental representation ,Psychology ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
We constantly process top-down and bottom-up inputs concerning our own body that interact to form body representations (BR). Even if some evidence showed BR deficits in children with cerebral palsy, a systematic study that evaluates different kinds of BR in these children, taking into account the possible presence of a general deficit affecting non-body mental representations, is currently lacking. Here we aimed at investigating BR (i.e., Body Semantics, Body Structural Representation and Body Schema) in children with cerebral palsy (CP) taking into account performance in tasks involving body stimuli and performance in tasks involving non-body stimuli. Thirty-three CP (age range: 5–12 years) were compared with a group of 103 typically-developing children (TDC), matched for age and sex. 63.64% of children with CP showed a very poor performance in body representation processing. Present data also show alterations in different body representations in CP in specific developmental stages. In particular, CP and TDC performances did not differ between 5 to 7 years old, whereas CP between 8 and 12 years old showed deficits in the Body Structural Representation and Body Schema but not in Body Semantics. These findings revealed the importance of taking into account the overall development of cognitive domains when investigating specific stimuli processing in children who do not present a typical development and were discussed in terms of their clinical implications.
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- 2020
85. Incidence and Persistence of Viral Shedding in COVID-19 Post-acute Patients With Negativized Pharyngeal Swab: A Systematic Review
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Paola Coiro, Marco Iosa, Domenico De Angelis, Giovanni Iolascon, Stefano Paolucci, Angela Palomba, Vincenzo Venturiero, Dario Carbone, Francesca Gimigliano, Giovanni Morone, Anna Savo, Teodorico Caporaso, Morone, G., Palomba, A., Iosa, M., Caporaso, T., De Angelis, D., Venturiero, V., Savo, A., Coiro, P., Carbone, D., Gimigliano, F., Iolascon, G., and Paolucci, S.
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After the global spread of a severe acute respiratory syndrome caused by a coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), factors that influence viral diffusion have gained great attention. Human-to-human transmission mainly occurs through droplets, but viral RNA clearance in different biological fluids in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remains unclear. We aimed to correlate the presence and the relevant temporal patterns of SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA in biological specimens (stool, urine, blood, and tears) of the transmission with clinical/epidemiological features in patients with COVID-19. We focused on the time window between the positivity of reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests from different specimens. We used the Mantel–Cox log rank test to verify the differences in terms of viral shedding duration, while we employed the Mann–Whitney U-test for subgroup analysis. This review protocol was registered with PROSPERO number: CRD42020183629. We identified 147 studies; we included 55 (1,348 patients) for epidemiological analysis, of which we included 37 (364 patients) for statistical analysis. The most frequently used specimens other than respiratory tract swabs were stool samples (or anal/rectal swabs), with a positivity rate of 48.8%, followed by urine samples, with a positivity rate of 16.4%; blood samples showed a positivity rate of 17.5%. We found that fecal positivity duration (median 19 days) was significantly (p < 0.001) longer than respiratory tract positivity (median 14 days). Limited data are available about the other specimens. In conclusion, medical and social communities must pay close attention to negativization criteria for COVID-19, because patients could have longer alternative viral shedding. After the global spread of a severe acute respiratory syndrome caused by a coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), factors that influence viral diffusion have gained great attention. Human-to-human transmission mainly occurs through droplets, but viral RNA clearance in different biological fluids in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remains unclear. We aimed to correlate the presence and the relevant temporal patterns of SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA in biological specimens (stool, urine, blood, and tears) of the transmission with clinical/epidemiological features in patients with COVID-19. We focused on the time window between the positivity of reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests from different specimens. We used the Mantel–Cox log rank test to verify the differences in terms of viral shedding duration, while we employed the Mann–Whitney U-test for subgroup analysis. This review protocol was registered with PROSPERO number: CRD42020183629. We identified 147 studies; we included 55 (1,348 patients) for epidemiological analysis, of which we included 37 (364 patients) for statistical analysis. The most frequently used specimens other than respiratory tract swabs were stool samples (or anal/rectal swabs), with a positivity rate of 48.8%, followed by urine samples, with a positivity rate of 16.4%; blood samples showed a positivity rate of 17.5%. We found that fecal positivity duration (median 19 days) was significantly (p < 0.001) longer than respiratory tract positivity (median 14 days). Limited data are available about the other specimens. In conclusion, medical and social communities must pay close attention to negativization criteria for COVID-19, because patients could have longer alternative viral shedding.
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86. Upper limb motor improvement in chronic stroke after combining botulinum toxin A injection and multi-joints robot-assisted therapy: a case report
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Dario Lo Cicero, Alessandra Pucello, Giovanni Morone, Stefano Paolucci, Alessandro Lupo, Alex Martino Cinnera, Elisa Mammucari, Marco Iosa, Francesca Gimigliano, Cinnera, A. M., Pucello, A., Lupo, A., Gimigliano, F., Mammucari, E., Lo Cicero, D., Iosa, M., Paolucci, S., and Morone, G.
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Spasticity is one of the major complications after stroke. Botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) injection is commonly used to manage focal spasticity. However, it is uncertain whether BoNT-A can improve activities of daily living function of paretic arm. The recovery of functions of the affected arm is also the aim of robotic upper limb (UL) therapy. The motorized exoskeleton assists the patient in a large 3D work environment by promoting movement for the UL (shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand). The combination of the BoNT-A injection and the robotic therapy might enhance functional recovery after stroke. We reported the case of a chronic stroke patient in which the injection of BoNT-A was combined with multi-joint exoskeleton training. The patient showed improvement in the motor control of the UL, supporting the feasibility of this approach.
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87. Watch your step! Who can recover stair climbing independence after stroke?
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Giovanni Morone, Stefano Paolucci, Marta Matamala-Gomez, Maria V. Sanchez-Vives, Marco Iosa, Morone, G, Matamala-Gomez, M, Sanchez-Vives, M, Paolucci, S, and Iosa, M
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Male ,030506 rehabilitation ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Activities of daily living ,prognosis ,stair climbing ,stroke rehabilitation ,activities of daily living ,Prognosi ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Population ,Poison control ,Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation ,Cohort Studies ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Physical medicine and rehabilitation ,Activities of Daily Living ,Medicine ,Humans ,education ,Stroke ,Aged ,Aged, 80 and over ,education.field_of_study ,Rehabilitation ,business.industry ,musculoskeletal, neural, and ocular physiology ,Stair climbing ,Stroke Rehabilitation ,Recovery of Function ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Gait ,Stair Climbing ,Hemiparesis ,Italy ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,0305 other medical science ,business ,human activities ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
BACKGROUND: After discharge, most patients who have suffered a stroke remain with some limitations in their stair climbing ability. This is a critical factor in order to be independent in real-life mobility. Although there are several studies on prognostic factors for gait recovery, few of them have focused on the recovery of stair climbing. AIM: The aim of this study was to identify prognostic risk factors for the recovery of stair climbing ability in a large sample of subjects with subacute stroke. DESIGN: Observational study. SETTING: Neurorehabilitation Inpatient Unit. POPULATION: Subjects within the first month after stroke that had been admitted to an inpatient rehabilitation unit and discharged after an intensive inpatient rehabilitation. METHODS: Demographical and clinical data were collected. Barthel Index (BI), Trunk Control Test and Motricity Index (MI) scores were recorded at admission and at discharge. Patients received two daily 40-minute sessions of motor rehabilitation, six days per week, during approximately two months. Forward Binary Logistic regressions were used to identify the role of risk factors, using as dependent variables the recovery of stair climbing ability and walking ability at discharge. As independent variables we used age, gender, onset-to-admission interval, side of hemiparesis, trunk control, Motricity Index (MI), presence of obesity, presence of neglect, presence of depression, classification of cerebral infarction (total anterior circulation, partial anterior circulation, posterior circulation or lacunar infarcts), degree of independence in activities of daily living, and cognitive state, all assessed at admission. RESULTS: A total of 257 subjects were enrolled. BI-Score, MI-Score and presence of unilateral spatial neglect at admission were able to explain 83% of variance for the recovery of stair climbing ability. Subjects with a BI >40 at admission were about 17 times more likely to be able to climb stairs again than other patients, and those with MI ≥25 were about 9 times more likely than the rest. The presence of unilateral spatial neglect reduced this possibility of recovering stair climbing ability by about 5.5 times. Of these factors, only MI ≥25, together with a score at Trunk Control Test >12, significantly predicted also walking recovery. CONCLUSIONS: This study highlights the different prognostic factors for recovering stair climbing and walking abilities, with a major role of unilateral spatial neglect in the former. CLINICAL REHABILITATION IMPACT: There is a need for specific rehabilitation of stair climbing, also for improving the independence in activities of daily living, especially in patients who the clinical staff already knows should manage stairs in their community after being discharged.
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88. La rénovation urbaine dans les grands ensembles : de la monumentalité à la banalité ?
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Veschambre, Vincent, Environnement Ville Société (EVS), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon (INSA Lyon), Université de Lyon-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Lyon-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Lyon (ENSAL)-École des Mines de Saint-Étienne (Mines Saint-Étienne MSE), Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] (IMT)-Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] (IMT)-École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État (ENTPE)-Université Jean Monnet [Saint-Étienne] (UJM)-Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 (UJML), Université de Lyon-Université Lumière - Lyon 2 (UL2)-École normale supérieure - Lyon (ENS Lyon), I. Iosa, M. Gravari-Barbas, TROUFLEAU, Pascal, Environnement, Ville, Société (EVS), École normale supérieure de Lyon (ENS de Lyon)-École des Mines de Saint-Étienne (Mines Saint-Étienne MSE), Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] (IMT)-Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] (IMT)-Université Lumière - Lyon 2 (UL2)-Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 (UJML), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon (INSA Lyon), and Université de Lyon-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université Jean Monnet - Saint-Étienne (UJM)-École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État (ENTPE)-École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Lyon (ENSAL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
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réhabilitation des quartiers ,[SHS.ARCHI]Humanities and Social Sciences/Architecture, space management ,banalité ,monumentalité ,rénovation urbaine ,géographie urbaine ,[SHS] Humanities and Social Sciences ,[SHS.ARCHI] Humanities and Social Sciences/Architecture, space management ,grands ensembles ,ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS ,[SHS]Humanities and Social Sciences - Abstract
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89. Efficacy of videogames and exergames in pediatric neurorehabilitation: a systematic review.
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Polizzi A, Rinella S, Ruggieri M, Gentile AE, Verrelli CM, and Iosa M
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Introduction: In recent years, the rehabilitation of children with neurological disorders has taken into account the possibility of using videogaming consoles and virtual reality systems to make children's therapy more enjoyable, motivating, participated and effective. This study aims at conducting a systematic review about the use and the efficacy of digital games in pediatric neurorehabilitation., Evidence Acquisition: In accordance with the PRISMA approach, a rather wide-ranging search was conducted on PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases by using different combinations of keywords based on MeSH terms., Evidence Synthesis: Fifty-five papers have been included into this review, namely, 38 original studies and 17 reviews. The total number of children and adolescents is 573, with 58% of them being affected by cerebral palsy. Despite a wide variability in the adopted protocols, devices, assessment tools, and a more frequent focus on motor aspects than on cognitive ones, the results of the majority of the analyzed studies support the safety (i.e., absence of severe adverse effects) and efficacy of the videogame-based therapy., Conclusions: Videogames, when administered by means of commercial consoles or ad-hoc digital systems, seem to be a valid support for physical therapy. Further researchers are needed to deeply investigate the role of this approach in cognitive therapy and cognitive outcomes.
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90. Nociception Coma Scale-Revised with Personalized Painful Stimulus Versus Standard Stimulation in Persons with Disorders of Consciousness: An International Multicenter Study.
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Formisano R, Aloisi M, Ferri G, Schiattone S, Estraneo A, Magliacano A, Noé E, Pérez MDN, Hakiki B, Romoli AM, Bertoletti E, Leonardi G, Thibaut A, Martial C, Gosseries O, Brisbois M, Lejeune N, O'Valle M, Ferri J, Frédérick A, Zasler N, Schnakers C, and Iosa M
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Background/Objectives: Persons with disorders of consciousness (DoCs) may perceive pain without being able to communicate their discomfort. The Nociception Coma Scale (NCS) and its revised form (NCS-R) have been proposed to assess nociception in persons with DoCs. The main aim of this international multicenter study was to confirm (or not) our preliminary results and compare the NCS-R scores of standard stimulus (NCS-R-SS) to scores of personalized painful stimuli (NCS-R-PS). A secondary aim of the study was to verify possible correlations between the NCS-R-PS and Coma Recovery Scale-Revised (CRS-R) and to estimate convergent validity. Methods: Sixty-one patients with prolonged DoCs (pDoCs) were enrolled from seven European post-acute rehabilitation centers. Responsiveness and pain perception were assessed by CRS-R and NCS-R with standard stimulus (NCS-R-SS) and personalized stimulation (NCS-R-PS). ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT06012357. Results: our results support our prior findings on the superiority and the validity of the personalized painful stimulus approach in assessment of pain in persons with DoCs in comparison with the standardized pain assessment methodology. Conclusions : A more in-depth and tailored assessment of pain perception in persons with a DoC may lead to better acknowledgment of its presence and by extension an objective foundation for more aggressive and appropriate pain management.
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91. Sensor-Based Balance Training with Exergaming Feedback in Subjects with Chronic Stroke: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.
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Martino Cinnera A, Ciancarelli I, Marrano S, Palagiano M, Federici E, Bisirri A, Iosa M, Paolucci S, Koch G, and Morone G
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Background: As one of the leading causes of disability in the world, stroke can determine a reduction of balance performance with a negative impact on daily activity and social life. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effects of sensor-based balance training with exergaming feedback on balance skills in chronic stroke patients., Methods: 21 individuals (11F, 57.14 ± 13.82 years) with a single event of ischemic stroke were randomly assigned to the sensor-based balance training group (SB-group) or the usual care balance training group (UC-group). Both groups received 10 add-on sessions with exergaming feedback (SB-group) or conventional training (UC-group). Clinical and instrumental evaluation was performed before (t0), after (t1), and after one month (t2) from intervention. Participation level was assessed using the Pittsburgh Rehabilitation Participation Scale at the end of each session., Results: The SB-group showed an improvement in postural stability ( p = 0.02) when compared to the UC-group. In the evaluation of motivational level, the score was statistically higher in the SB-group with respect to the UC-group ( p < 0.01)., Conclusion: Except for the improvement in postural stability, no difference was recorded in clinical score, suggesting a comparable gain in both groups. However, patients undergoing sensor-based training exhibited a higher participation score, ultimately indicating the use of this training to improve the adherence to rehabilitation settings, especially in patients with lower compliance.
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92. Efficacy of a Virtual Reality Rehabilitation Protocol Based on Art Therapy in Patients with Stroke: A Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial.
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Tieri G, Iosa M, Fortini A, Aghilarre F, Gentili F, Rubeca C, Mastropietro T, Antonucci G, and De Giorgi R
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Background: Art therapy has a long history of applications in cognitive and motor rehabilitation. More recently, a growing body of scientific literature has highlighted the potential of virtual reality in neurorehabilitation, though it has focused more on the technology itself than on the principles adopted in digital scenarios., Methods: This study is a single-blind randomized controlled trial conducted on 40 patients with stroke, comparing conventional therapy (physical therapy for the upper and lower limbs, for posture and balance, cognitive therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and specific therapy for swallowing, bowel, and bladder dysfunctions) to a protocol in which the upper limb physical therapy was substituted with art therapy administered by means of virtual reality exploiting the so-called Michelangelo effect., Results: After 12 sessions, patients in the virtual art therapy group showed a significantly greater improvement in independence in activities of daily living, as assessed by the Barthel Index (interaction of time and group: p = 0.001). Significant differences were also found in terms of upper limb muscle strength (Manual Muscle Test, p < 0.01) and reduction in spasticity (Ashworth scale, p = 0.007) in favor of the experimental group. In the virtual art therapy group, the effectiveness of the intervention was significantly correlated with patient participation (Pittsburgh Rehabilitation Participation Scale: R = 0.41), patient satisfaction (R = 0.60), and the perceived utility of the intervention by the therapist (R = 0.43)., Conclusions: These findings support the efficacy of virtual art therapy leveraging the Michelangelo effect. Further studies should also focus on cognitive domains that could benefit from this type of approach.
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93. Harnessing Artificial Neural Networks for Spinal Cord Injury Prognosis.
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Tamburella F, Lena E, Mascanzoni M, Iosa M, and Scivoletto G
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Background: Prediction of neurorehabilitation outcomes after a Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) is crucial for healthcare resource management and improving prognosis and rehabilitation strategies. Artificial neural networks (ANNs) have emerged as a promising alternative to conventional statistical approaches for identifying complex prognostic factors in SCI patients. Materials: a database of 1256 SCI patients admitted for rehabilitation was analyzed. Clinical and demographic data and SCI characteristics were used to predict functional outcomes using both ANN and linear regression models. The former was structured with input, hidden, and output layers, while the linear regression identified significant variables affecting outcomes. Both approaches aimed to evaluate and compare their accuracy for rehabilitation outcomes measured by the Spinal Cord Independence Measure (SCIM) score. Results: Both ANN and linear regression models identified key predictors of functional outcomes, such as age, injury level, and initial SCIM scores (correlation with actual outcome: R = 0.75 and 0.73, respectively). When also alimented with parameters recorded during hospitalization, the ANN highlighted the importance of these additional factors, like motor completeness and complications during hospitalization, showing an improvement in its accuracy (R = 0.87). Conclusions: ANN seemed to be not widely superior to classical statistics in general, but, taking into account complex and non-linear relationships among variables, emphasized the impact of complications during the hospitalization on recovery, particularly respiratory issues, deep vein thrombosis, and urological complications. These results suggested that the management of complications is crucial for improving functional recovery in SCI patients.
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94. Exploring harmonic walking development in children with unilateral cerebral palsy and typically developing toddlers: Insights from walking experience.
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De Bartolo D, Borhanazad M, Goudriaan M, Bekius A, Zandvoort CS, Buizer AI, Morelli D, Assenza C, Vermeulen RJ, Martens BHM, Iosa M, and Dominici N
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- Humans, Male, Female, Child, Preschool, Biomechanical Phenomena, Longitudinal Studies, Child Development physiology, Infant, Gait Disorders, Neurologic physiopathology, Cerebral Palsy physiopathology, Walking physiology, Gait physiology
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This longitudinal study investigated the impact of the first independent steps on harmonic gait development in unilateral cerebral palsy (CP) and typically developing (TD) children. We analysed the gait ratio values (GR) by comparing the duration of stride/stance, stance/swing and swing/double support phases. Our investigation focused on identifying a potential trend towards the golden ratio value of 1.618, which has been observed in the locomotion of healthy adults as a characteristic of harmonic walking. Locomotor ability was assessed in both groups at different developmental stages: before and after the emergence of independent walking. Results revealed that an exponential fit was observed only after the first unsupported steps were taken. TD children achieved harmonic walking within a relatively short period (approximately one month) compared to children with CP, who took about seven months to develop harmonic walking. Converging values for stride/stance and stance/swing gait ratios, averaged on the two legs, closely approached the golden ratio in TD children (R
2 = 0.9) with no difference in the analysis of the left vs right leg separately. In contrast, children with CP exhibited a trend for stride/stance and stance/swing (R2 = 0.7), with distinct trends observed for the most affected leg which did not reach the golden ratio value for the stride/stance ratio (GR = 1.5), while the least affected leg exceeded it (GR = 1.7). On the contrary, the opposite trend was observed for the stance/swing ratio. These findings indicate an overall harmonic walking in children with CP despite the presence of asymmetry between the two legs. These results underscore the crucial role of the first independent steps in the progressive development of harmonic gait over time., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare no conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2023. Published by Elsevier B.V.)- Published
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95. Michelangelo Effect in Cognitive Rehabilitation: Using Art in a Digital Visuospatial Memory Task.
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Salera C, Capua C, De Angelis D, Coiro P, Venturiero V, Savo A, Marinozzi F, Bini F, Paolucci S, Antonucci G, and Iosa M
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The Michelangelo effect is a phenomenon that shows a reduction in perceived effort and an improvement in performance among both healthy subjects and patients when completing a motor task related to artistic stimuli, compared to performing the same task with non-artistic stimuli. It could contribute to the efficacy of art therapy in neurorehabilitation. In this study, the possible occurrence of this effect was tested in a cognitive task by asking 15 healthy subjects and 17 patients with a history of stroke to solve a digital version of the classical memory card game. Three different types of images were used in a randomized order: French cards, artistic portraits, and photos of famous people (to compensate for the possible effects of face recognition). Healthy subjects were involved to test the usability and the load demand of the developed system, reporting no statistically significant differences among the three sessions ( p > 0.05). Conversely, patients had a better performance in terms of time ( p = 0.014) and the number of attempts ( p = 0.007) needed to complete the task in the presence of artistic stimuli, accompanied by a reduction in the perceived effort ( p = 0.033). Furthermore, artistic stimuli, with respect to the other two types of images, seemed more associated with visuospatial control than linguistic functions.
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96. Editorial: Advances in neurorehabilitation strategies for children with rare neurological disorders.
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Verrelli CM, Polizzi A, Ruggieri M, Della Rossa F, and Iosa M
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Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. The author(s) declared that they were an editorial board member of Frontiers, at the time of submission. This had no impact on the peer review process and the final decision.
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97. Validity of an android device for assessing mobility in people with chronic stroke and hemiparesis: a cross-sectional study.
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Sánchez-Sánchez ML, Ruescas-Nicolau MA, Arnal-Gómez A, Iosa M, Pérez-Alenda S, and Cortés-Amador S
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Background: Incorporating instrument measurements into clinical assessments can improve the accuracy of results when assessing mobility related to activities of daily living. This can assist clinicians in making evidence-based decisions. In this context, kinematic measures are considered essential for the assessment of sensorimotor recovery after stroke. The aim of this study was to assess the validity of using an Android device to evaluate kinematic data during the performance of a standardized mobility test in people with chronic stroke and hemiparesis., Methods: This is a cross-sectional study including 36 individuals with chronic stroke and hemiparesis and 33 age-matched healthy subjects. A simple smartphone attached to the lumbar spine with an elastic band was used to measure participants' kinematics during a standardized mobility test by using the inertial sensor embedded in it. This test includes postural control, walking, turning and sitting down, and standing up. Differences between stroke and non-stroke participants in the kinematic parameters obtained after data sensor processing were studied, as well as in the total execution and reaction times. Also, the relationship between the kinematic parameters and the community ambulation ability, degree of disability and functional mobility of individuals with stroke was studied., Results: Compared to controls, participants with chronic stroke showed a larger medial-lateral displacement (p = 0.022) in bipedal stance, a higher medial-lateral range (p < 0.001) and a lower cranio-caudal range (p = 0.024) when walking, and lower turn-to-sit power (p = 0.001), turn-to-sit jerk (p = 0.026) and sit-to-stand jerk (p = 0.001) when assessing turn-to-sit-to-stand. Medial-lateral range and total execution time significantly correlated with all the clinical tests (p < 0.005), and resulted significantly different between independent and limited community ambulation patients (p = 0.042 and p = 0.006, respectively) as well as stroke participants with significant disability or slight/moderate disability (p = 0.024 and p = 0.041, respectively)., Conclusion: This study reports a valid, single, quick and easy-to-use test for assessing kinematic parameters in chronic stroke survivors by using a standardized mobility test with a smartphone. This measurement could provide valid clinical information on reaction time and kinematic parameters of postural control and gait, which can help in planning better intervention approaches., (© 2024. The Author(s).)
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98. Artificial neural network analysis of factors affecting functional independence recovery in patients with lumbar stenosis after neurosurgery treatment: An observational cohort study.
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Martino Cinnera A, Morone G, Iosa M, Bonomi S, Calabrò RS, Tonin P, Cerasa A, Ricci A, and Ciancarelli I
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Background and Aim: Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is a leading cause of low back pain and lower limbs pain often associated with functional impairment which entails the loss or the impairment of independence in older adults. Conservative treatment is effective in a small percentage of patients, while a significant percentage undergo surgery, even if often without a complete resolution of clinical symptoms and motor deficits. The aim of the study is to identify clinical and demographic prognostic factors characterising the patients who would benefit most from surgical treatment in relation to the functional independence recovery using an innovative approach based on an artificial neural network., Methods: Adult patients with LSS and indication of neurosurgical treatment were enrolled in the study. Clinical evaluation was performed in the preoperative-phase (into the 48 h before surgery) and after two months. Clinical battery investigated the motor, functional, cognitive, behavioural, and pain status. Demographics and clinical characteristics were analysed via Artificial Neural Network (ANN) using 24 input variables, 2 hidden layers and a single final output layer to predict the outcome. ANN results were compared with those of a multiple linear regression., Results: 108 patients were included in the study and 90 of them [66.5 ± 12.8 years; 27.8 % F] were submitted to surgery treatment and completed longitudinal evaluation. Statistically significant improvement was recorded in all clinical scales comparing pre- and post-surgery. The ANN results showed a prediction ability up to 81 %. Disability, functional limitations, and pain concerning clinical assessment and stature, onset and age about demographic characteristics are the main variables impacting on surgical outcome., Conclusions: ANN can support clinical decision making, using clinical and demographic characteristics of patients with LSS identifying the characteristics of those who might benefit more from the surgical treatment in terms of global functional recovery., (© 2024 Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Professor P K Surendran Memorial Education Foundation.)
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99. Predicting Male Infertility Using Artificial Neural Networks: A Review of the Literature.
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Schmeis Arroyo V, Iosa M, Antonucci G, and De Bartolo D
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Male infertility is a relevant public health problem, but there is no systematic review of the different machine learning (ML) models and their accuracy so far. The present review aims to comprehensively investigate the use of ML algorithms in predicting male infertility, thus reporting the accuracy of the used models in the prediction of male infertility as a primary outcome. Particular attention will be paid to the use of artificial neural networks (ANNs). A comprehensive literature search was conducted in PubMed, Scopus, and Science Direct between 15 July and 23 October 2023, conducted under the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. We performed a quality assessment of the included studies using the recommended tools suggested for the type of study design adopted. We also made a screening of the Risk of Bias (RoB) associated with the included studies. Thus, 43 relevant publications were included in this review, for a total of 40 different ML models detected. The studies included reported a good quality, even if RoB was not always good for all the types of studies. The included studies reported a median accuracy of 88% in predicting male infertility using ML models. We found only seven studies using ANN models for male infertility prediction, reporting a median accuracy of 84%.
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100. Motor imagery for paediatric neurorehabilitation: how much do we know? Perspectives from a systematic review.
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Gentile AE, Rinella S, Desogus E, Verrelli CM, Iosa M, Perciavalle V, Ruggieri M, and Polizzi A
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Background: Motor Imagery (MI) is a cognitive process consisting in mental simulation of body movements without executing physical actions: its clinical use has been investigated prevalently in adults with neurological disorders., Objectives: Review of the best-available evidence on the use and efficacy of MI interventions for neurorehabilitation purposes in common and rare childhood neurological disorders., Methods: systematic literature search conducted according to PRISMA by using the Scopus, PsycArticles, Cinahl, PUBMED, Web of Science (Clarivate), EMBASE, PsychINFO, and COCHRANE databases, with levels of evidence scored by OCEBM and PEDro Scales., Results: Twenty-two original studies were retrieved and included for the analysis; MI was the unique or complementary rehabilitative treatment in 476 individuals (aged 5 to 18 years) with 10 different neurological conditions including, cerebral palsies, stroke, coordination disorders, intellectual disabilities, brain and/or spinal cord injuries, autism, pain syndromes, and hyperactivity. The sample size ranged from single case reports to cohorts and control groups. Treatment lasted 2 days to 6 months with 1 to 24 sessions. MI tasks were conventional, graded or ad-hoc. MI measurement tools included movement assessment batteries, mental chronometry tests, scales, and questionnaires, EEG, and EMG. Overall, the use of MI was stated as effective in 19/22, and uncertain in the remnant studies., Conclusion: MI could be a reliable supportive/add-on (home-based) rehabilitative tool for pediatric neurorehabilitation; its clinical use, in children, is highly dependent on the complexity of MI mechanisms, which are related to the underlying neurodevelopmental disorder., Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2024 Gentile, Rinella, Desogus, Verrelli, Iosa, Perciavalle, Ruggieri and Polizzi.)
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- 2024
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